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The Best Literary Agents Seeking Submissions
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Stephen Barr
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humor, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
David Macaulay, F.C. Yee, John Corey Whaley, Maggie Thrash, Christopher Silas Neal
Gemma Cooper
💼 Agency - The Bent Agency 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
B.B. Alston, Derek Bacon, Ruth Fitzgerald, Shirley Marr
Caitlin Blasdell
💼 Agency - Liza Dawson Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Zen Cho, Charles Stross, Sarah Prineas, John Levitt, Rachel Neumeier
Laurie Liss
💼 Agency - Sterling Lord Literistic Inc. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.sll.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Spirituality
Previous clients
Richard Paul Evans, Rachel Maddow, Matt Richtel, Hannah Gadsby, Shankar Vedantam
Louise Fury
💼 Agency - The Bent Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.thebentagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Graphic Novel, Romance, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Self-Help, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Cookbook, Crime Fiction, Humor
Previous clients
Fred Aceves, Lindsay Emory, Lonnie Busch, Dante Medema
Erin Niumata
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.foliolit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help, Spirituality
Previous clients
Carolyn Brown, Sandy Robins, Amy Clark, Josh Shipp, James Guiliani
Brianne Johnson
💼 Agency - HG Literary 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.hgliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ, Fantasy
Previous clients
Wesley King, Fran Manushkin, Margo Kelly, Andrew Root
Susan Rabiner
💼 Agency - Susan Rabiner Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.rabinerlit.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Nonfiction, Business Book, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-Help
Previous clients
Herbert Bix, Debby Applegate, Andres Resendez, Mario Livio, Bruce Schneier
Johanna Castillo
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, Commercial Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
Previous clients
Isabel Allende, Justin Baldoni, Emily Baldoni, Victoria Alonso, Leila Meacham, Reyna Grande
Emily van Beek
💼 Agency - Folio Literary Management 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.foliojr.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Jenny Han, Lois Lowry, Morgan Matson, Julie Morstad, Tamora Pierce, Jordan Scott
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